Walkera Scout X4 Test Piloting

White Paper: Following the success of the H500, the X4 was released to meet the next generation of UAV multirotors.  This is the improved all-in-one FPV ready quadcopter with retractable landing gears. With a 6S 5400 mAh LiPo battery and designed with strong light weight materials, this quad promised a 20 minutes flight time with gimbal, telemetry, bluetooth and camera pay load.

One of the underlying strength of the Scout X4 is the underlying engine, that uses a variation of the Linux's Dronecode APM Copter (arducopter).  Walkera iUAS is among the progressive group of founding members that leverages the open source software and collaborative development effort to advance Walkera USA (ucDrone.com), as announced in Germany Oct, 12, 2014.

Scout X4 Features:
• Waypoint Mission Planning
• 2 Pilots at the same time: one flying and one camera man
• Follow Me Mode / Record Track Back To Home
• Real time Telemetry
• iPad holder with backup power
• Transformation: Changeable 4 motors or 8 motors.
• Flight Time up to 20 minutes. 6S - 5400 mAh
• Quick and easy assembly
• 3-Axis roll & pitch with yaw stabilizer
• Package with a professional 12 channel radio Devo F12E

coPilot:  One of the undocumented key features of a Devo F12E transmitter that comes with the Scout X4, is the CoPilot Mode, 2 operators on an aircraft. Very often you may find it difficult to fly and film at the same time, the Devo F12E allows you to turn any programmable Devo or compatible transmitter into a second transmitter for a CoPilot to share responsibilities. In other words, one person can be flying and the other person can be the camera man. Typically on a Search and Rescue mission, a SAR team will also consist of the pilot, sensor operator and the spotter.

The Scout X4 also includes the Ground Control Station (GCS).  The GCS is a Bluetooth integration into autonomous flying.  It allows a user to set waypoints, flight commands uisng a personal tablet.Currently available on Android devices with Apple IOS planned for 2015.

Here is a listing of all the parts we found at our favorite online store.

Parts Description

ERP

Part Numbers

Estimate

Body set

226467600

Scout X4-Z-02

$36.00

Lampshade

226467700

Scout X4-Z-03

$1.66

Body fixing block

226467900

Scout X4-Z-04

$3.60

Motor heat shield

226468000

Scout X4-Z-05

$1.66

Motor cover

226468300

Scout X4-Z-06

$1.66

GPS fixing accessory

226468600

Scout X4-Z-07

$1.66

Antenna clamp

226468900

Scout X4-Z-08

$1.00

Skid landing fixing accessory

226469200

Scout X4-Z-09

$6.00

Screw set

226469300

Scout X4-Z-10

$4.50

Brushless motor(levogyrate thread)(WK-WS-34-002)

226469500

Scout X4-Z-11

$36.00

Brushless motor(dextrogyrate thread)(WK-WS-34-002)

226469700

Scout X4-Z-12

$36.00

Brushless speed controller(WST-16AH(R))

226469800

Scout X4-Z-13

$26.66

Brushless speed controller(WST-16AH(G))

226469900

Scout X4-Z-14

$26.66

Receiver(DEVO-RX709 FCC)

226470100

Scout X4-Z-16

$45.00

Main control board(FCS-X4)

226470200

Scout X4-Z-17

$229.99

Power board

226470300

Scout X4-Z-18

$30.00

USB board

226470400

Scout X4-Z-19

$3.00

SW board

226470500

Scout X4-Z-20

$4.50

Worm servo

226470800

Scout X4-Z-21

$24.00

Li-po battery(22.2V 5400mAh)

226471100

Scout X4-Z-22

$129.00

Signal cable

226471200

Scout X4-Z-23

$6.00

Aluminum carry case

226471400

Scout X4-Z-24

$69.00

Propellers

226458200

TALI H500-Z-01

$7.50

Skid landing mounting pipe

226459000

TALI H500-Z-07

$6.00

Skid landing  pipe

226460000

TALI H500-Z-08

$6.00

Skid landing damping sponge

226460100

TALI H500-Z-09

$1.66

GPS-05 module

226461100

TALI H500-Z-17

$59.99

Charger cable

226461900

TALI H500-Z-23

$3.60

FP  convertor

226462100

TALI H500-Z-25

$3.60

G-2D Gimbal cable

226462900

TALI H500-Z-26

$1.83

Transmitter(TX5803 FCC)

226409500

TX5803

$24.13

Transmitter(TX5810 FCC)

226466300

TX5810

$48.00

Video cable for Gopro3

226443900

QR X350 PRO-Z-15

$2.99

5.8G Mushroom antenna(TX)

226444800

QR X350 PRO-Z-16

$9.99

5.8G Mushroom antenna (iLook)

226447700

QR X350 PRO-Z-18

$9.99

iLook+ camera	216701900	iLook+	$199.00
G-3D Brushless Gimbal	226457500	G-3D	$169.00
2.4G Bluetooth Datalink(BT-2401A/B FCC)	226467100	BT-2401A/B	$329.00
Balance Charger	226444200	IMAX B6	$33.33
AC Adapter	按要求选	IMAX B6	$16.66